Laos vs Senegal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Laos
11.72 million million ton-km
in 2022
Senegal
9.99 million million ton-km
in 2022
Laos rank
91st
Senegal rank
93rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Laos
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 11.72 million million ton-km against 9.99 million million ton-km in Senegal, a difference of 1.74 million million ton-km.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Laos ranks 91st and Senegal ranks 93rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 380,000 million ton-km 10.98 million million ton-km 10.60 million million ton-km Senegal
1980s 130,000 million ton-km 18.12 million million ton-km 17.99 million million ton-km Senegal
1990s 990,000 million ton-km 15.21 million million ton-km 14.22 million million ton-km Senegal
2000s 2.19 million million ton-km 1.96 million million ton-km 227,100 million ton-km Laos
2010s 1.04 million million ton-km 2.14 million million ton-km 1.10 million million ton-km Senegal
2020s 11.72 million million ton-km 9.99 million million ton-km 1.74 million million ton-km Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Laos or Senegal?
Laos, at 11.72 million million ton-km against 9.99 million million ton-km in Senegal as of 2022.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Laos and Senegal?
1.74 million million ton-km, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Laos ranks 91st and Senegal ranks 93rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Unit
million ton-km
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tonnes times kilometers traveled.